Display-model



(No Model.)

H. SOHWEIBOLD.

DISPLAY MODEL.

No. 398,658. Patented Feb. 26, 1889.

FIG-1.

N. PETERS. PhmmLlthogmpher, Wiihmgh'nu DC UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY StF-IllVElBillfl'), ()l TOLEDO, OHIO.

DISPLAY-MODEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,658, dated February.26, 1889.

Application filed October 2, 1888. Serial No. 286,906. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern..-

lie it known that I, HENRY SciIwEIEoLn, a

citizen of 1 he Un ited States, residing atToled o, l

beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and t to the letters of referencemarked thereon,

which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to the construct ion of displaymodcls of thecharacteremployed in displaying harness, robc's, and other kinds ofmerchandise, and has for its object to simplify the construct ion andchcapcn the manufacture by constructing the mod cl of few parts, andalso to manufacture the model of a ma terial that shall render the samelight and strong.

In the branch of the art to which my invention belongs it. has beenusual to form the model of several parts, some of metal, strongly boltedtogether, upon which the frame orbody part is secured. This constructionnot only increases the parts and forms openings at the point ofjuncture, but renders the fitting of the same expensive and necessitatesthe employment of metal parts that increase the weight of the model tothat extent that it is expensive of transportation and inconvenient tomove.

In the construction of my improved form of display-model I overcomethese objections by forming the parts that compose the legs, body, andhead of but two sections, each side coi'lsisting of a lOllglllijHlllltIlvertical section molded or formed of a plastic matcrial-as, for instance, of wood pulp, paper fil 01, or analogous sulist'ance-thc two partsbeing joined and held [irmly assembled by means of a stay-piece withinthe frame or body portion, to which the edges are secured by nails ortacks, the only piece supplemental to the body as thus secured being thesheath, which is secured thereto by two bolts or rivets.

1n the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a display-modelconstructed in accordance with my invention, shown as firmly secured toa platform for minivenience of translnntation. Fig. 2 is a front andFig. 3 a rear view of the same with the platform omitted. Fig. -tis abottom plan view of the model, showing the means of securing the twosections together, and also thcmode of securing the sheath to the same.Fig. is a detail view illustrating the manner of securing the legs tothe platform and an interposed shoe between the foot and platform.

A designates the ("'(unplctc model mounted upon a platform, l). Themodel is composed of two sections, t", and the sheath 1), secured to theparts when assembled by belts or rivets E, as shown in Fig. -t-. Eachsection conuiriscs the entire side of the model, the legs, neck, andhead being formed integral therewith, these sections being united bybringing the edges of the two scctionsin alignment and sccnrin g thesame bynails F, driven into a strip of wood, (shown in dotted linesinFig. 1,) which extends around the inner contour of the body portion.

In forming the sections l employ either a form of the desired shape,over which the body portion is shaped, or a mold or die having thedesired shape, the wood pulp, paper fiber, or analogous substance beingprepared and rendered of the desired plastic consistency. If a form isused over which the material is spread, there are employed molds or diesin conjunction therewith, which, when closed, have an interior contourof the size and form of the legsthat is, the fore and hind leg of onesideand into which the plastic material is forced in a sufficientquantity to completely encircle the mold and be compressed outwardlyagainst the inner sides of the mold, thereby forming a central, openingthroughout the length of the leg, into which is forced a core, as shownin dotted lines in liigs, .l, 2, and fhof plast er-of-paris, cement, oran analogous substance adapted to solidify and secure in place certainfastening devices, to be presently explained. If the entire side isformed by molds or dies the portion into which the side, neck, and headsection is formed is connected with the molds for the legs in the samemanner as has been heretofore explained and so that the side will beformed with all the parts integral.

In each leg and within the core is placed a throi'lgh the platform Bfrom the under side and the threaded end thereof screwed into the lowerhorizontal portioirot the turn-buckle.

K designates a shoe having a slightly-upturned flange, K, whichencircles the foot when the same is placed therein, and serves toprotect the same from the action of dampness or from fracture, the shoebeing held in place by being clamped between the foot/and platform.

In assembling the parts to form a complete model the inner \YOOllPllstrip is secured to one side by means of nails or tacks F, with one-halfof the width of the strip protruding outwardly from said section. Theopposite section is now placed against the side first prepared, with theprotruding portion of strip of wood teleswping therein, and the sectionis secured in place by the nails or tacks F. The adjunetire parts-as theears, mane, tail, and sheathare now secured in proper position, and themodel linishcd in any desired color and ornameiitation, after whichthelegs are secured to the platli'in'm by .tirst inserting the "feetinto the shoes and then drawing the legs firmlyto the platform by meansof bolts l.

From the above description it will be seen that there are no seams atthe joinder of the legs and body or of the neck and the same, and thatthere are no sectional pieces required, with the expense of fittingnecessary to prepare them for a proper fit.

hat I claim is 1. A display-model formed of two hollow side sectionsconforming to the contour of an animal, the legs being formed integraltherewith, and aninteriorholding-strip also formed to correspond to theinterior contour of the body of the model, said sections being united bynails driven through the adjoining edges into the holding-strips,substantially as described. I

2. A display-model comprising two hollow side sections formed of plasticmaterial, and having legs formed with a central core, the sections beingunited at their adjoining edges to a central holding-strip, said modelbeing secured to a plat-form by rods and turn-buckles embedded withinthe central core of the legseetions, and a bolt passed through theplatform, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereby altix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY StlIIWEIBOLD.

Witnesses:

\VILLI.&1\1 \VE13S1ER, DAVID E. \VATsoN.

